Sorano Hanako, the Mantis Knight, is a human Beast Knight harnessing telekinetic prowess and elemental manipulation via her Holding Field. By freezing or accelerating molecules in liquids, she generates ice and fire assaults, including Domain Control - Time Freeze and Domain Control - Magaragi. After her psychically linked childhood friend, Tarou Kusakabe, perished in the golem conflict, she forged the technique Kusakabe - Sword of the Brave, manifesting rapid-fire ice spears with destructive force exceeding large-scale structures.

A top-tier student, she once stifled her emotions to shield Tarou, managing his distress through their psychic bond. His shift to culinary pursuits granted her gradual emotional independence, yet his death reignited her warrior resolve.

Facing the eleventh golem’s Tarou-impersonating shapeshifter, she confronted unresolved grief and guilt, emerging with shorn hair and unwavering dedication as a Beast Knight. Her tactical brilliance and honed abilities later toppled the ninth golem, Boedromion, in solitary combat—a feat underscored by catastrophic impact despite the foe’s diminished strength.

Post-war, she eschewed university for culinary school, honoring Tarou’s ambitions. This pivot wove personal loss into renewed purpose, closing her journey with a tribute as steadfast as her battle-forged resolve.